Strap.



S. F. BLACKBURN.

STRAP.

APPLIOATION FILED APR.10, 190a.

atented June 22, 1909.

Wi in use:

I atto'cnu:

SARAH F. BLACKBURN, OF, THOMAS, KENTUCKY.

STRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 10, 1908.

Patented June 22, 1909.

Serial No. 426,401.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SARAH F. BLACKBURN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Thomas, in the county of Floyd and State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Straps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bundle or book tying devices and carriers, and relates more particularly to devices of this type composed of straps or cords which can be readily lengthened or shortened to accommodate packages or bundles of various sizes.

The invention has for one of its objects to provide a device of the character referred to which is of comparatively simple and inexpensive construction, readily manipulated, and reliable in use.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a package tie and carrier composed of four endless bands or cords, capable of being lengthened or shortened, arranged in crossed relation, and provided with handles.

With these objects in view and others, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprises the various novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more fully described hereinafter and set forth with particularity in the claim appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one of the embodiments of the invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the deviceshowing its application. Fig. 2. is a fragmentary plan view of the four straps showing the means for connecting the ends together. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33, Fi 2. Fig. at is a perspective view of one of the slides or buckles for connecting the ends of a strap together.

Similar reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a pair of spaced straps, and 2, a pair of straps arranged across the others and permanently secured together at the points of crossing a, and at such points, the ends of handle straps b are secured so that all of the straps are permanently connected and cannot become detached or lost. The extremities 8 of each strap are arranged in overlapping relation and each end is connected with a slidable fastening or buckle 4, there being two buckles for each strap so that the latter can be lengthened or shortened. Each buckle or fastening consists of a flat plate or piece of metal having spaced slots 5 through which the strap is laced, and one end of the strap is looped through one of the terminal slots and brought back on itself and fastened as illustrated at the loops (3, Fig. 3. The fastenings or buckles can be freely moved toward or away from each other on the strap for tightening or loosening the latter, and after the strap is once tightened, the pulling force on the same will be ineffective in loosening the strap for the reason that the buckle will frictionally resist such loosening. Should it be desired to employ cords instead of straps or tapes, the buckles 4 are provided with apertures T for the purpose of receiving the cords in substantially the same manner as the tape is employed.

In practice, the straps are adjusted around the package, books or other article to be carried, the straps being first loosened to permit of their being readily applied to the pack age, and toloosen the straps, each pair of buckles on any one strap are moved toward each other by sliding them along the body portion of the strap. After the straps are adjusted to the package, the two buckles of the respective straps are pulled outwardly away from each other so as to tighten the straps around the package, and after all of the straps are tightened in this manner, the package will be securely held, the grips 2 forming a convenient means for carrying the package.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the claim.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is In a device of the class described, the combination of two pairs of flexible elements, the

elements of one pair arranged transversely In testimony whereof I afliX my signature to the other pair and secured together at the 1n presence of two Witnesses.

points of CIOSS1Ilg, fi6X1bl looped handle elements connected With the eleinents at the sald SARAH BLACKBURN points, and a pair of fastenlngs on each eleltnessesz ment for lengthening and shortening the VVILLIE BLACKBURN,

same. MINERVA PRIEST. 

